Trump’s Pick To Head Environment Agency Confirmed
The US Senate on Friday confirmed fossil-fuel ally and global warming skeptic Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, ...
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Trump Taps Acosta To Labor Post, 1st Hispanic Cabinet Pick
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he has nominated Alexander Acosta to be the US secretary of labor, the first Hispanic ...
Five Takeaways From Tuesday
Donald Trump's White House was in crisis mode following the resignation of a top aide, as it emerged the president ...
White House Tries To Insulate Trump From Russia Scandal
The White House battled Tuesday to insulate Donald Trump from the scandal over a top aide's contacts with Russia, as ...
Wrestling Magnate Confirmed To Head US Small Business Admin
The US Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed billionaire professional wrestling tycoon Linda McMahon to head the Small Business Administration, filling ...
Banker-Financier Mnuchin Confirmed To Head US Treasury
The US Senate confirmed Wall Street banker Steven Mnuchin to be the next secretary of the US Treasury, overcoming fierce ...
Senate Confirms Trump Attorney General Pick Jeff Sessions
The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, by a vote of ...
Trump Attack On Judges ‘demoralising’
Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court has described the president's attacks on the judiciary as "demoralising" and "disheartening". Neil ...
Silencing Elizabeth Warren Backfires On Senate GOP
The Senate has silenced Elizabeth Warren. And by doing so, majority Republicans just handed the liberal firebrand a megaphone -- ...
Senate Confirms Trump Attorney General Pick Jeff Sessions
The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nomination for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, by a vote of ...
U.S. House Republicans Exploring Border Tax Design Changes
Republicans in the U. S. House of Representatives are considering possible changes to the design of their controversial border adjustment ...
Trump At National Prayer Breakfast
President Donald Trump veered off script at the start of the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday when he asked a room ...
Trump Sacks Defiant Acting Attorney General
Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban. Sally Yates, ...
US Protests Grow Against Donald Trump’s Immigration Ban
Protests against right-wing US President Donald Trump's ban on refugees and immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries have been held in ...
Trump Executive Order Pulls Out of TPP Trade Deal
President Donald Trump has fulfilled a campaign pledge by signing an executive order to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). ...
Trump Plans Flurry of Meetings and Executive Orders
US President Donald Trump plans an action-packed Monday of meetings and issuing of executive orders, as he launches his first ...
Trump Scorns Probe Into FBI Pre-Election Handling of Clinton Emails
Donald Trump responded with derision on Friday to news of an investigation into the FBI decision to make public an ...
Senate Approves Measure Launching Obamacare Repeal Process
The U. S. Senate on Thursday took a first concrete step toward dismantling Obamacare, voting to instruct key committees to ...
Jeff Sessions’ First Hearing
The first major test of President-elect Donald Trump's administration comes on Tuesday, as Sen. Jeff Sessions faces a grilling from ...
Trump’s Commerce Pick Wilbur Ross Is No Stranger To Protectionism
When billionaire investor Wilbur Ross salvaged two North Carolina textile mills from bankruptcy in 2003 and 2004, one of the ...